New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAINS IMPORTANT ACTION
ON FRIVOLOUS GROUNDS.

AYE MAJORITY is EXPECTED-MR. RUSsELLs
pxyECTON-RUssIA NOT LIKELY TO FIGHT,
JUST YEr-MAHARAJAH HOLKARs GRIEv-
ANCRs-CONTEMPTIBLE PLIGHT OF
1.-THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE"
[BY CABLE TO TIE TRBUNEl
Copyyieht 1887 ; The Neto. FORK Tribune.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Mr. Cha -nberlain's present
attitude 10 about equally puzzling to friends and
foes IL is becoming difficult to say who are his
friends and who are his foes True, he declares all
stories about severing his connection with the
ral-Unioni,ts without shadow of fonnda-
tion. But he is going to vote against the Govern
mont on the most momentous issue raised In
Psramens since they took office II beaten on the
question of proclsimng the National League they
will resign. Mr.. Chamberlain and those llnionists
who follow him will practically vote next Friday to
turn them out Yet the whole theory OF the
alliance between the UniOnists and Tories is 10
keep III Lord Salisbury and to keep ont Mr. Glad
stone. Mr. Chamber ain takes this risk on grounds
which may almost he called frivolous. de does not
condemn the proclamation ON general grounds or
as great act of policy. He thinks it untimeiy ana
superiuous aud believes the Crimes act aas fright
enel Ireland into good behavior. Besides some
Irish landlord has told him the League is dying out
ana only wants to be le. alone to perish off the lace
OF the earth.
There are people who cay these canno: be tie
only considerations which gcveru Mr. Chamber
lain's mind. Where is Lori Randolph Churchill 7
query they. What is he do ngi What has become
of that National party which this interesting pair
OF siatesmen were going to esablishf Many other
perpexing questions are pm, but remain unan-
swered. II Lord Harrington showed the least sign
OF wsverng the situation would ipdeod be grave
for The Government But he does not. MIR. Cham |
berlsin's sentence about what we Liberal-Union
lists were going to do can only have been slip of
the tongue.
The Ministerial ami Gladstouian Whips aeree
that there will be majority against the Address TO
the Crown for the wit hdrswal of the proclaim ton
the Tories think Of fifty or sixty, the Liberal |
reckon rather less; but both agree that great |
majority of tbe UnionIsts will support the Govern
ment
Mr.. Gladstones speech on Thursday is awaited |
with the utmost curiosity. How far will he now |
20 in defending an organization, the footsteps of
which he once declared dogged by crime !
That is " lat people want to know. The Radicals
are ready to go any distance, but their movement
for joining the League receives thus far no open
countenance from the more sober Liberals, and the
moral support now offered to the League derives its
chief ethical importance from the name of Mr. |
Labouchere. Less venturesome politicians are con- |
sidsring whether they can prudently identity them
selves with an association which has been legally |
proclaimed as a dangerous ASSOCIATION. But the |
feeling which underlies this movement s putting |
politics and politicians asde. generous one. Ii is
the same which induces Mr.. jacob Bright and |
other Engshmen to take part in the NEE, ing to- |
plight in the Rotunda at Dublin Union, the |
Gladstonian organ describes il, of feeling and SYM |
pathy between ! En- slish and The Irish people.
Mr. +. w. Rus,elPs letter is perhaps more i'm
portant than Mr.. Cham berain's speech. Mr.. Rus |
sell is an able and honest FISHERMAN, utterly op-
posed to Home Rule. He thoroughly under stands |
thu agricultural state of Ireland. He represents |
the tenant farmers of Ulster. He it who |
induced the Unonist party to insist on the three |
chief points of relief "a which the Ministry gave |
way when the Land bill was in committee in the |
House Of Commons Now he tells the Ministry their |
concessions to the landlords have handed Ulster |
over to Mr.. ParuelL lie 10 indignant to his own
friends sacrificing the Union and sacrificing tho
loyal Irish tenants to that handful of unreasonable
Insh landlords who deserve no earthly considera-
tion from Parliament from any body. so out of
the Unionist party he goes His secession was a
blow 10 that party. His staten ent of reasons for
his secession is still heavier blow to the Govern
ment.
Tne Russian circular to the Powers, which ap- |
pears to-day, is explicit enough yet IL is not here
thought denote any real purpose to take hostile
steps against Prince Ferdinand. The English
Foreign Office does not he,ieve the Porte is likely
to enter, as Russia implies uDon joint action with
Russia. The notion OF joint military occupation
of Bulgaria is secuted and everything else in the
circular has been discounted. Prince Ferdinands
rather clever sttemp to show that his election to
the throne violation of the Treaty of Berlin |
will not be accepted by the signatory Power. |
Their view is that Dbody had right to enter Bu
gsria sovereign without their consent. But |
whether anv of them, France excepted will be
likely to join Russia ousting Prince Ferdinand |
whether by intrigue OF by violence, Is very differ
ent question The wishes OF the Bulgarian people |
and the vote of the Bulgarian Parliament are
treated throughout Europe as of no account
Particulars of Maharajah Holkars grievances
while he was the Queens Juuil.e guest are tele |
graphed from India They are psltry enough but
more than confirm what was said while he was here
of his bad temper. Maharaiah Holkar Is powerful
enOus sh to make his state Of mind after of
interest to those who responsible for the gov
ernment of India. Ii is ceriain that he went |
back in fumor for mischief Ills admissions that |
the Queen snd tie Secretary for Inda treated him
we'll overbalanced by his complaints of subordi-
nate officials who failed to show him the respect
Maharajah Holkar thought his due, and for
these he means to have redress IN some shape or
siher.
The figure which Mr.. stead cuts in tie presence
Of Lipski's confession is lLdcrOus enough. The
laugh of tho town s AGAINST him. If any other
Journal than The Tall Mall Gazette had attackei
the Home Secretary Mr.. Stead has attacked M |
Matthews some notice might have been taken of
II 1t is not customary in this country to accuse
Minister of being ready to hang an Innocent man |
In order to crafty his own vanity but when the |
man turns out to be guilty by his own confession
even the gravity of the question cannot induce men
to keep their own. Dir. Stead cannot forgive Mr.
Matthews for having been right lie offers him no
apology, but states sundry fresh csumnies against
him to day. II this continues people might begin |
10 suspect that Mr. Stead 10 in Mr.. uatthews's pay.
G.. W.. s.
FRANCE AND THE NEW HEBRIDEs.
PARIS. Aug. 23.-The Repab.ique Franease says an |
sSnie corale between England and France In respect
the New Hebrdes could easily secured II England